Candidates often achieve a lower score than expected in this component of the IELTS exam, because they spend too much time on some sections and do not finish the test. It is very important to attempt to finish the test. You will not have time to read and enjoy the passages; instead, you should learn to work out what the question yoa are doing requires and each answer as quickly as possible. | IELTS Reading Tests r List of headings j i. Assessment in the future - ii The theory behind MCQs . in- Not enough testing . . iv. Problems with SATs 7 v. Misuse of testing in schools y 7 . i vi. The need for computer assessment I yii. The future of psychometric testing in schools viii lesting with caution 7 j ix. Testing in the workplace Globsdistiiion mtesting 7 . . . . 7 j . xi. The benefits of iSATs 7 . - . 7 . 7iu7Thc shbrthQmm much testing 7- 7 7 . 7 . 77 7 xiv. Flexibility in language testing .7 .y. 7 Questions 19 - 23 Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. Write your answers in Boxes 19 23 on your answer sheet 19. What according to the writer has the present vogue for testing turned into 20. Where do scholastic aptitude tests come from 21. Who does the writer think SATs will benefit 22. What is it that makes flexible assessment by computer attractive 23. What has been at the forefront of developing testing schemes Questions 24 - 26 Do the statements below agree with the information in Reading Passage 2 In Boxes 24-26 write Yes if the statement agrees with the information in the passage No if the statement contradicts the information in the passage Not Given if there is no information about the statement in the passage . Example Indie fields of education and work prevailing wisdom seems to be to test - Answer Yes. -7- 7. 7 -- 24. Research in genetics refutes the theory that people are predestined to follow certain careers. 25. Psychometric testing is favoured by headmasters and mistresses in many secondary schools. 26. The writer of the article is not in favour of testing in general. 99 Sam McCarter Judith Ash lELTS Reading Tests Reading Passage 3 You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27-40. which are based on Reading Passage 3 below. Wittgenstein on Freud Ludwig von Wittgenstein has justly been regarded as one of the major philosophers of the twentieth .
